Recent Chinese naval activities near Australia fit this pattern. While framed as a scientific expedition, such activities allow China to gather intelligence, map strategic maritime infrastructure ...

This results in a cooling of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. The enhanced trade winds also ... cooler than average maximum temperatures across most of mainland Australia south of the ...

For an international map featuring current cyclones and other ... In October each year, we issue an Australian Tropical Cyclone Seasonal Outlook and a South Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season Outlook.

As China seeks to expand its influence in our region, Pacific leaders have questioned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s ...

Australia plans to spend a larger share of its foreign aid on its near neighbors in Asia and the Pacific islands after the United States announced major cuts to development and humanitarian aid abroad ...

A few weeks ago, commercial flights over the Tasman Sea — located between Australia and New Zealand — were forced ... This is the latest example of China looking to expand its position in the South ...

The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky ...

That funding will instead be ploughed into programs in the Pacific and South-East Asia which Australia funds directly, in an effort aimed at helping those countries deal with the looming US cuts ...

FILE -Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, left, waits to shake hands with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at the State Department, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin ...

Australia will shift $119 million of its foreign aid budget to the Pacific and Southeast Asia to fill the gaps in critical programs left by US aid cuts. Australia is trying to plug the gaps in aid ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not expected to stop in South Korea during his upcoming Indo-Pacific trip, a South Korean defense official said this week, as the country ...

USNI News Photo A South Korean shipbuilder this week purchased a stake in the Australian company that owns one of the major U.S. naval shipyards. Hanwha purchased a 9.9 percent stake in Austal ...